Growing mustard in a vegetable garden offers many benefits, making it a valuable addition to any gardener’s repertoire. Firstly, mustard leaves add nutritional diversity to our diet, boasting high levels of vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants. They lend a distinct peppery flavor to salads, stir-fries, and other dishes.

Mustard seeds are also rich in oil, which can be extracted and used for cooking Albeit you need a large field to obtain enough yield to make mustard seed oil.

Furthermore, intercropping mustard with vegetables helps improve soil health. Mustard’s deep root system enhances soil structure and nutrient availability, benefiting neighboring plants.

At Solitude Farm, the mustard comes up on its own year after year, and if there are not enough plants, we sitter a few seeds while preparing a field for planting ladies’ fingers or brinjal, and the mustard appears as a colorful intercrop.

I love how natural tastes like mustard make our food so unique with so little effort!